Daily Bible Reading Plan 2017 The Bible records things that God did and said many years ago. But the Bible teaches us that the things its authors wrote under God s direction are also for us (Rom 15:4; 1 Cor 10:11; 2 Tim 2:14 16). The Bible tells us about God, his world (how it was ruined and how he is repairing it), and our responsibilities in God s world. It is all there to warn us, encourage us, and teach us. We need to know more than just a few favorite verses and Bible stories; we need all of it. Reading the whole Bible, regularly and repeatedly, will change your life. This plan is designed to help you read through the Bible in a year. There are readings each day from the Old Testament and New Testaments, with Sunday readings from the Psalms. Some may divide the readings between morning and evening, or even read the Old Testament one year and the New the next. Readings are based on natural divisions in the text, rather than (like many plans) a set number of chapters per day. There are optional additional readings for several holidays (marked,, *; see below). May you grow this year in knowing God as you learn about him and from him through the Bible.
These suggestions may help as you read. Choose a place and time to read each day. Pray for help in understanding. Read and reread thoughtfully. Write down what you learn. Put what you learn into practice. Find a partner. Pray for each other and share what you learn. Keep going. The Bible can be difficult, but is always worth it. Focus on what you understand, not what you don t. The important things are clear. These questions may help you learn. 1. What do you learn about God? Yourself? Christ? God s grace? God s plan to repair his world? 2. Is there a truth to believe? Promise to claim? Sin to avoid? Command to obey? Example to follow? 3. What seems to be the main point? 4. How does this point fit into the book? Into the whole Bible? 5. What is the most important thing you need to do? How and when, exactly, will you do it? Optional Additional Readings for Holidays Easter (April) 14 Mark 14:12-51 15 Mark 15 17 1 Peter 1:1 2:3 Thanksgiving 9 Pss 65, 103 (Oct., Canada) 23 Pss 65, 103 (Nov., USA) Christmas (Dec.) *23 Luke 1:26-56 *25 Matt 1:18-2:12 *26 John 1:1-18 You may make up to twenty-five (25) copies of this plan for your own use or that of your organization, provided that you distribute them without alteration and without charge. For permission to make more copies, please email permissions@onegreatstory.com. An undated plan and other resources to help you understand the Bible are at.
January 1 Psalms 1-4 2 Genesis 1-2 Matthew 1 3 Genesis 3-5 Matthew 2 4 Genesis 6:1-9:17 Matthew 3 5 Genesis 9:18-11:26 Matthew 4 6 Genesis 11:27-14:24 Matthew 5:1-16 7 Genesis 15-17 Matthew 5:17-48 8 Psalms 5-8 9 Genesis 18-19 Matthew 6:1-18 10 Genesis 20-22 Matthew 6:19-34 11 Genesis 23:1-25:11 Matthew 7:1-29 12 Genesis 25:12-26:35 Matthew 8:1-22 13 Genesis 27-28 Matthew 8:23-9:13 14 Genesis 29-30 Matthew 9:14-38 15 Psalms 9-12 16 Genesis 31 Matthew 10 17 Genesis 32-34 Matthew 11:1-24 18 Genesis 35-36 Matthew 11:25-12:21 19 Genesis 37-39 Matthew 12:22-50 20 Genesis 40-42 Matthew 13:1-23 21 Genesis 43-45 Matthew 13:24-52 22 Psalms 13-17 23 Genesis 46-48 Matthew 13:53-14:36 24 Genesis 49-50 Matthew 15:1-28 25 Exodus 1-2 Matthew 15:29-16:12 26 Exodus 3-4 Matthew 16:13-28 27 Exodus 5:1-7:13 Matthew 17:1-23 28 Exodus 7:14-10:29 Matthew 17:24-18:20 29 Psalm 18 30 Exodus 11:1-13:16 Matthew 18:21-19:15 31 Exodus 13:17-15:21 Matthew 19:16-20:16
February 1 Exodus 15:22-18:27 Matthew 20:17-21:11 2 Exodus 19-21 Matthew 21:12-32 3 Exodus 22-24 Matthew 21:33-22:14 4 Exodus 25-27 Matthew 22:15-46 5 Psalms 19-21 6 Exodus 28-29 Matthew 23 7 Exodus 30-31 Matthew 24:1-35 8 Exodus 32-34 Matthew 24:36-25:13 9 Exodus 35-37 Matthew 25:14-46 10 Exodus 38-40 Matthew 26:1-30 11 Leviticus 1-3 Matthew 26:31-56 12 Psalms 22-24 13 Leviticus 4:1-6:7 Matthew 26:57-75 14 Leviticus 6:8-7:38 Matthew 27:1-31 15 Leviticus 8-10 Matthew 27:32-66 16 Leviticus 11-13 Matthew 28 17 Leviticus 14-15 Mark 1:1-20 18 Leviticus 16-17 Mark 1:21-45 19 Psalms 25-27 20 Leviticus 18-20 Mark 2:1-22 21 Leviticus 21-23 Mark 2:23-3:35 22 Leviticus 24-25 Mark 4:1-34 23 Leviticus 26-27 Mark 4:35-5:20 24 Numbers 1-2 Mark 5:21-6:6 25 Numbers 3-4 Mark 6:6-29 26 Psalms 28-30 27 Numbers 5-6 Mark 6:30-56 28 Numbers 7 Mark 7:1-30
March 1 Numbers 8-10 Mark 7:31-8:21 2 Numbers 11-12 Mark 8:22-9:13 3 Numbers 13-14 Mark 9:14-32 4 Numbers 15 Mark 9:33-10:12 5 Psalms 31-33 6 Numbers 16-17 Mark 10:13-31 7 Numbers 18-19 Mark 10:32-52 8 Numbers 20-21 Mark 11:1-26 9 Numbers 22:1-23:26 Mark 11:27-12:12 10 Numbers 23:27-25:18 Mark 12:13-27 11 Numbers 26-27 Mark 12:28-44 12 Psalms 34-35 13 Numbers 28-30 Mark 13:1-37 14 Numbers 31-32 Mark 14:1-26 15 Numbers 33-36 Mark 14:27-52 16 Deuteronomy 1 Mark 14:53-72 17 Deuteronomy 2-3 Mark 15:1-41 18 Deuteronomy 4-5 Mark 15:42-16:20 19 Psalms 36-37 20 Deuteronomy 6:1-9:6 Luke 1:1-25 21 Deuteronomy 9:7-11:32 Luke 1:26-56 22 Deuteronomy 12-13 Luke 1:57-80 23 Deuteronomy 14:1-16:17 Luke 2:1-20 24 Deuteronomy 16:18-19:21 Luke 2:21-52 25 Deuteronomy 20:1-23:14 Luke 3:1-20 26 Psalms 38-39 27 Deuteronomy 23:15-26:19 Luke 3:21-4:13 28 Deuteronomy 27-28 Luke 4:14-44 29 Deuteronomy 29:1-31:13 Luke 5:1-26 30 Deuteronomy 31:14-32:52 Luke 5:27-6:16 31 Deuteronomy 33-34 Luke 6:17-36
April 1 Joshua 1-2 Luke 6:37-49 2 Psalms 40-41 3 Joshua 3-6 Luke 7:1-17 4 Joshua 7-8 Luke 7:18-35 5 Joshua 9:1-10:27 Luke 7:36-50 6 Joshua 10:28-12:24 Luke 8:1-21 7 Joshua 13-15 Luke 8:22-39 8 Joshua 16-19 Luke 8:40-56 9 Psalms 42-44 10 Joshua 20-22 Luke 9:1-17 11 Joshua 23-24 Luke 9:18-36 12 Judges 1:1-3:6 Luke 9:37-62 13 Judges 3:7-5:31 Luke 10:1-24 14 Judges 6-8:21 Luke 10:25-42 15 Judges 8:22-9:57 Luke 11:1-28 16 Mark 16:1-8; Colossians 1:3 23 17 Judges 10-12 Luke 11:29-12:12 18 Judges 13-15 Luke 12:13-34 19 Judges 16 Luke 12:35-13:9 20 Judges 17-18 Luke 13:10-35 21 Judges 19-21 Luke 14 22 Ruth Luke 15 23 Psalms 45-47 24 1 Samuel 1:1-4:1 Luke 16:1-18 25 1 Samuel 4:1-7:17 Luke 16:19-17:10 26 1 Samuel 8-10 Luke 17:11-37 27 1 Samuel 11-12 Luke 18:1-30 28 1 Samuel 13-14 Luke 18:31-19:27 29 1 Samuel 15 Luke 19:28-48 30 Psalms 48-50
May 1 1 Samuel 16-17 Luke 20:1-19 2 1 Samuel 18-20 Luke 20:20-21:4 3 1 Samuel 21-23 Luke 21:5-38 4 1 Samuel 24-25 Luke 22:1-38 5 1 Samuel 26-28 Luke 22:39-65 6 1 Samuel 29-31 Luke 22:66-23:25 7 Psalms 51-54 8 2 Samuel 1:1-3:5 Luke 23:26-56 9 2 Samuel 3:6-5:25 Luke 24:1-53 10 2 Samuel 6-7 John 1:1-28 11 2 Samuel 8-10 John 1:29-51 12 2 Samuel 11-12 John 2 13 2 Samuel 13-14 John 3 14 Psalms 55-57 15 2 Samuel 15-17 John 4:1-42 16 2 Samuel 18-20 John 4:43-5:15 17 2 Samuel 21-22 John 5:16-47 18 2 Samuel 23-24 John 6:1-24 19 1 Kings 1-2 John 6:25-71 20 1 Kings 3-4 John 7:1-24 21 Psalms 58-60 22 1 Kings 5-7 John 7:25-52 23 1 Kings 8 John 7:53-8:30 24 1 Kings 9-11 John 8:31-59 25 1 Kings 12:1-14:20 John 9 26 1 Kings 14:21-16:34 John 10 27 1 Kings 17-19 John 11:1-44 28 Psalms 61-64 29 1 Kings 20-21 John 11:45-12:11 30 1 Kings 22 John 12:12-50 31 2 Kings 1-3 John 13:1-17
June 1 2 Kings 4-5 John 13:18-38 2 2 Kings 6:1-8:15 John 14:1-14 3 2 Kings 8:16-10:36 John 14:15-31 4 Psalms 65-67 5 2 Kings 11-13 John 15:1-17 6 2 Kings 14-15 John 15:18-16:15 7 2 Kings 16-17 John 16:16-33 8 2 Kings 18-19 John 17 9 2 Kings 20-21 John 18:1-27 10 2 Kings 22:1-23:30 John 18:28-19:16 11 Psalm 68 12 2 Kings 23:31-25:30 John 19:16-42 13 1 Chronicles 1-2 John 20 14 1 Chronicles 3-5 John 21 15 1 Chronicles 6 Acts 1 16 1 Chronicles 7-9 Acts 2 17 1 Chronicles 10-12 Acts 3 18 Psalms 69-70 19 1 Chronicles 13-16 Acts 4:1-31 20 1 Chronicles 17-20 Acts 4:32-5:16 21 1 Chronicles 21-22 Acts 5:17-42 22 1 Chronicles 23-25 Acts 6:1-15 23 1 Chronicles 26-27 Acts 7:1-29 24 1 Chronicles 28-29 Acts 7:30-8:3 25 Psalms 71-72 26 2 Chronicles 1:1-5:1 Acts 8:4-40 27 2 Chronicles 5:2-7:22 Acts 9:1-31 28 2 Chronicles 8-9 Acts 9:32-10:8 29 2 Chronicles 10:1-14:1 Acts 10:9-48 30 2 Chronicles 14:2-16:14 Acts 11
July 1 2 Chronicles 17:1-19:3 Acts 12 2 Psalms 73-74 3 2 Chronicles 19:4-21:3 Acts 13 4 2 Chronicles 21:4-24:27 Acts 14 5 2 Chronicles 25-28 Acts 15:1-35 6 2 Chronicles 29:1-31:1 Acts 15:36-16:15 7 2 Chronicles 31:2-33:25 Acts 16:16-40 8 2 Chronicles 34-36 Acts 17 9 Psalms 75-77 10 Ezra 1-3 Acts 18:1-22 11 Ezra 4-6 Acts 18:23-19:22 12 Ezra 7-8 Acts 19:23-20:6 13 Ezra 9-10 Acts 20:7-38 14 Nehemiah 1-3 Acts 21:1-26 15 Nehemiah 4-7 Acts 21:27-22:21 16 Psalm 78 17 Nehemiah 8-10 Acts 22:22-23:11 18 Nehemiah 11-13 Acts 23:12-35 19 Esther 1-2 Acts 24 20 Esther 3-7 Acts 25:1-22 21 Esther 8-10 Acts 25:23-26:32 22 Job 1-3 Acts 27 23 Psalms 79-81 24 Job 4-7 Acts 28 25 Job 8-10 Romans 1:1-17 26 Job 11-14 Romans 1:18-2:16 27 Job 15-17 Romans 2:17-3:8 28 Job 18-19 Romans 3:9-31 29 Job 20-21 Romans 4 30 Psalms 82-85 31 Job 22-24 Romans 5
August 1 Job 25-28 Romans 6:1-7:6 2 Job 29-31 Romans 7:7-25 3 Job 32-34 Romans 8:1-17 4 Job 35-37 Romans 8:18-39 5 Job 38:1-40:5 Romans 9:1-29 6 Psalms 86-88 7 Job 40:5-42:17 Romans 9:30-10:21 8 Proverbs 1-2 Romans 11 9 Proverbs 3-4 Romans 12 10 Proverbs 5-7 Romans 13 11 Proverbs 8-9 Romans 14:1-15:13 12 Proverbs 10-11 Romans 15:14-33 13 Psalm 89 14 Proverbs 12-13 Romans 16 15 Proverbs 14-15 1 Corinthians 1:1-17 16 Proverbs 16-17 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:16 17 Proverbs 18-19 1 Corinthians 3 18 Proverbs 20:1-22:16 1 Corinthians 4 19 Proverbs 22:17-24:34 1 Corinthians 5 20 Psalms 90-92 21 Proverbs 25-26 1 Corinthians 6 22 Proverbs 27:1-28:14 1 Corinthians 7 23 Proverbs 28:15-29:27 1 Corinthians 8 24 Proverbs 30-31 1 Corinthians 9 25 Ecclesiastes 1-2 1 Corinthians 10:1-11:1 26 Ecclesiastes 3-4 1 Corinthians 11:2-34 27 Psalms 93-96 28 Ecclesiastes 5:1-8:1 1 Corinthians 12:1-31 29 Ecclesiastes 8:2-9:12 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13 30 Ecclesiastes 9:13-12:14 1 Corinthians 14 31 Song of Songs 1:1-5:1 1 Corinthians 15:1-34
]September 1 Song of Songs 5:2-8:14 1 Corinthians 15:35-58 2 Isaiah 1:1-2:5 1 Corinthians 16 3 Psalms 97-101 4 Isaiah 2:6-4:6 2 Corinthians 1:1-2:11 5 Isaiah 5 2 Corinthians 2:12-3:18 6 Isaiah 6:1-8:18 2 Corinthians 4:1-5:10 7 Isaiah 8:19-10:19 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:13 8 Isaiah 10:20-12:6 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:16 9 Isaiah 13-14 2 Corinthians 8:1-9:15 10 Psalms 102-104 11 Isaiah 15-17 2 Corinthians 10:1-11:15 12 Isaiah 18-20 2 Corinthians 11:16-12:10 13 Isaiah 21-23 2 Corinthians 12:11-13:13 14 Isaiah 24-27 Galatians 1 15 Isaiah 28-29 Galatians 2 16 Isaiah 30-32 Galatians 3:1-25 17 Psalms 105-106 18 Isaiah 33-35 Galatians 3:26-4:20 19 Isaiah 36-39 Galatians 4:21-5:12 20 Isaiah 40-41 Galatians 5:13-6:18 21 Isaiah 42:1-44:5 Ephesians 1:1-2:10 22 Isaiah 44:6-45:25 Ephesians 2:11-3:21 23 Isaiah 46-48 Ephesians 4:1-24 24 Psalms 107-108 25 Isaiah 49-50 Ephesians 4:25-5:21 26 Isaiah 51:1-52:12 Ephesians 5:22-6:24 27 Isaiah 52:13-55:13 Philippians 1:1-26 28 Isaiah 56-57 Philippians 1:27-2:30 29 Isaiah 58-59 Philippians 3:1-4:1 30 Isaiah 60-62 Philippians 4:2-23
October 1 Psalms 109-112 2 Isaiah 63-64 Colossians 1:1-23 3 Isaiah 65-66 Colossians 1:24-2:23 4 Jeremiah 1:1-3:5 Colossians 3:1-17 5 Jeremiah 3:6-4:31 Colossians 3:18-4:18 6 Jeremiah 5-6 1 Thessalonians 1:1-2:16 7 Jeremiah 7:1-9:6 1 Thessalonians 2:17-4:12 8 Psalms 113-116 9 Jeremiah 9:7-11:23 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:28 10 Jeremiah 12-13 2 Thessalonians 1 11 Jeremiah 14-15 2 Thessalonians 2 12 Jeremiah 16-17 2 Thessalonians 3 13 Jeremiah 18-20 1 Timothy 1 14 Jeremiah 21:1-23:8 1 Timothy 2 15 Psalms 117-118 16 Jeremiah 23:9-24:10 1 Timothy 3 17 Jeremiah 25-26 1 Timothy 4 18 Jeremiah 27-29 1 Timothy 5:1-6:2 19 Jeremiah 30-31 1 Timothy 6:3-21 20 Jeremiah 32-33 2 Timothy 1 21 Jeremiah 34-36 2 Timothy 2 22 Psalm 119:1-88 23 Jeremiah 37-38 2 Timothy 3 24 Jeremiah 39-41 2 Timothy 4 25 Jeremiah 42-45 Titus 1 26 Jeremiah 46-48 Titus 2 27 Jeremiah 49 Titus 3 28 Jeremiah 50 Philemon 29 Psalm 119:89-176 30 Jeremiah 51 Hebrews 1:1-2:4 31 Jeremiah 52 Hebrews 2:5-3:6
November 1 Lamentations 1-2 Hebrews 3:7-4:13 2 Lamentations 3-5 Hebrews 4:14-5:10 3 Ezekiel 1-3 Hebrews 5:11-6:20 4 Ezekiel 4-7 Hebrews 7 5 Psalms 120-124 6 Ezekiel 8-11 Hebrews 8 7 Ezekiel 12-14 Hebrews 9 8 Ezekiel 15-16 Hebrews 10:1-18 9 Ezekiel 17-18 Hebrews 10:19-39 10 Ezekiel 19-20 Hebrews 11:1-22 11 Ezekiel 21-22 Hebrews 11:23-12:3 12 Psalms 125-129 13 Ezekiel 23-24 Hebrews 12:4-17 14 Ezekiel 25-26 Hebrews 12:18-29 15 Ezekiel 27-28 Hebrews 13 16 Ezekiel 29-30 James 1 17 Ezekiel 31-32 James 2 18 Ezekiel 33-34 James 3 19 Psalms 130-134 20 Ezekiel 35-37 James 4 21 Ezekiel 38-39 James 5 22 Ezekiel 40-41 1 Peter 1:1-12 23 Ezekiel 42-44 1 Peter 1:13-2:12 24 Ezekiel 45-46 1 Peter 2:13-3:7 25 Ezekiel 47-48 1 Peter 3:8-4:11 26 Psalms 135-137 27 Daniel 1-2 1 Peter 4:12-5:14 28 Daniel 3-4 2 Peter 1 29 Daniel 5-6 2 Peter 2 30 Daniel 7-8 2 Peter 3
December 1 Daniel 9 1 John 1:1-2:6 2 Daniel 10-12 1 John 2:7-27 3 Psalms 138-141 4 Hosea 1-3 1 John 2:28-3:24 5 Hosea 4-7 1 John 4 6 Hosea 8-10 1 John 5 7 Hosea 11-14 2 John 8 Joel 1:1-2:17 3 John 9 Joel 2:18-3:21 Jude 10 Psalms 142-144 11 Amos 1-2 Revelation 1 12 Amos 3-4 Revelation 2 13 Amos 5-6 Revelation 3 14 Amos 7-9 Revelation 4-5 15 Obadiah Revelation 6 16 Jonah Revelation 7:1-8:1 17 Psalms 145-147 18 Micah 1-3 Revelation 8:2-9:21 19 Micah 4-5 Revelation 10-11 20 Micah 6-7 Revelation 12 21 Nahum Revelation 13 * 22 Habakkuk Revelation 14 * 23 Zephaniah Revelation 15-16 24 Luke 2:1-20 * 25 Haggai Revelation 17 26 Zechariah 1-4 Revelation 18 27 Zechariah 5-8 Revelation 19 28 Zechariah 9-11 Revelation 20 29 Zechariah 12-14 Revelation 21 30 Malachi Revelation 22 31 Psalms 148-150